External work and potential for elastic storage at the limb joints of running dogs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3197-3210

  Gregersen, Colin S ^a   Silverton, Natalie A ^a   Carrier, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; Galloping; Locomotion; Locomotor energetics; Muscle; Trotting; Work of locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DOG; ELASTICITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; JOINT; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DOGS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; JOINTS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; TENDONS;

EID: 0032435110     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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